Baytown Complex Process Technician

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About Baytown

With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.

Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.

Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.

The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.


Learn more about what we do in Baytown here.

What role you will play in our team

• Safely perform duties with strict adherence to procedures, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and company policy.
• Ownership of personal safety and safety of co-workers.
• Work a rotating shift schedule in a team environment.
• Obtain unit qualification within specified time and maintain all post training requirements.
• Conduct operator surveillance rounds, record data, and catch unit product samples for field or laboratory analysis.
• Operate and maintain unit equipment, open / close valves of various sizes, and prepare process equipment for maintenance.
• Process equipment includes, but is not limited to the following: pumps compressors, furnaces, towers, reactors, heat exchangers, filters, and associated piping.
• Perform primary emergency response duties assigned per job post requirements.

What you will do

You be enrolled in a 54 month Process Technician Apprenticeship Program. The requirements of this program have been vetted and outlined with the help of State and Federal resources. This program will include all of the following:

• Attend the 8 week Basic Operator Training (classroom and field training)
• Train and qualify on initial and subsequent post assignments in a timely manner (expectations set by Business Team)Meet continued education milestones (computer based training) throughout the 54 month apprenticeship.
• Participate in the Process Apprenticeship at the Baytown Chemical Plant allows Veterans to draw their GI Bill benefits while in the apprenticeship.

About you

ExxonMobil is currently seeking candidates to enter the Apprenticeship Program for Process Technicians at the Baytown Chemical Plant located in Baytown, Texas. Process Technicians will operate and monitor process equipment in a safe, reliable and environmentally sound manner.

Skills and Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion of the ExxonMobil pre-employment test
• Submit to and satisfactorily complete pre-employment background, medical, and drug screening
• Must possess valid Drivers License.
• Able and willing to work a rotating shift schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime (may be forced to meet business needs)
• Able and willing to work in inclement weather, climb structures, perform work at heights, and in enclosed spaces
• Able and willing to work both independently in remote locations and in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Demonstrated relevant work experience is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work as a contributing team member
• Ability to work independent of direct supervision
• Desire and ability to be a leader in personnel safety and teamwork dynamics
• Continued education is preferred

Your Benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company's benefits can be found at .

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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